tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post1311399672669004212..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Just Down the Road a Piece...Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-21322120193155552392012-12-07T14:07:42.188-07:002012-12-07T14:07:42.188-07:00You and Lou, Jim. Lou is a good Texas/New Mexico ...You and Lou, Jim. Lou is a good Texas/New Mexico gal who grew up in the area... so she knows, as well. I'll have to look for that wine you mentioned; I haven't seen it in my travels. Then again... I haven't really been looking.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-87784160306221743912012-12-07T12:39:19.458-07:002012-12-07T12:39:19.458-07:00I may be one of a very few that didn't need th...I may be one of a very few that didn't need the link to know about the Llano Estacado. I was born near Amarillo and spent most of my growing up years just 30 miles from Lubbock. Portales isn't nearly as flat as Lubbock, but that's a story for another day. Another trivial thing is that now there is a very good wine from that area named appropriately enogh, Llano Estacado.Jim Poguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-11962531908661409232012-12-07T09:11:00.790-07:002012-12-07T09:11:00.790-07:00@Lou: It is a rather romantic name for such a des...@Lou: It is a rather romantic name for such a desolate place.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-2434751293270292792012-12-07T09:08:36.525-07:002012-12-07T09:08:36.525-07:00@Sarge: I have a hat like that. Assuming that...@Sarge: I have a <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_go0QYOkH4xU/RYQh3OqifNI/AAAAAAAAAIY/XEWzQjXbcdY/s1600/Sober%2B-%2BNOT.jpg" rel="nofollow">hat like that</a>. Assuming that's what ya saw. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-6118544762405466322012-12-07T08:50:42.724-07:002012-12-07T08:50:42.724-07:00Ya know I thought that might be you Buck. But the ...Ya know I thought that might be you Buck. But the hat looked funny. Maybe it's just the distance?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-56234224014957898662012-12-07T08:49:44.008-07:002012-12-07T08:49:44.008-07:00Big ditto from me!Big ditto from me!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68570296413894786582012-12-07T05:47:19.355-07:002012-12-07T05:47:19.355-07:00I Love the name Llano Estacado - it always reminds...I Love the name Llano Estacado - it always reminds me of "Lonesome Dove."Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-58133810726748604402012-12-06T15:50:33.542-07:002012-12-06T15:50:33.542-07:00About P-Ville... yup, we're on the Staked Plai...About P-Ville... yup, we're on the Staked Plain. The bottom o' that Wiki article listed the cities and towns o' import on Llano Estacado and Portales got an Honorable Mention. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49288584848910421252012-12-06T14:40:26.368-07:002012-12-06T14:40:26.368-07:00Nice pic. I followed your link for the Llano Estac...Nice pic. I followed your link for the Llano Estacado. Most interesting. Is Portales actually somewhere on the Staked Plain?Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.com